SPEAKERS Pure Reference Total Reference Total Victory II Total Victory IV Super Eclipse III Total Victory MiniTriumph / Triumph / Triumph Signature/ Triumph Signature UHS Eclipse/Super Eclipse Partial Eclipse II Total Eclipse Victory CABLES TRS Extreme Speaker Cable TRS Speaker Cable CST I Speaker Cable CST .5 Speaker Cable Extreme IC CST IC CST Power Cord AMPLIFIERS Dragon Amps Frankenstein MK II ACCESSORIES Extender Feet GENERAL General Comments DISCONTINUED Conquest Super Conquest Millennium MP/SIP 300B

General Comments

I like them alot! Have been using the Shunyata Python Helix Alpha's. Upon comparison the coincident appear to be a little more musical and engaging used on my power amps.
CST PC- BF (Surrey, B.C.)

As always, thank you for the great service and passion you share for music.
MH (Langley, B.C.)

Just a short note of appreciation for you triumph speakers, cables and interconnects. The speakers are amazing, they were awesome when they arrived, but now that they’re broken in they’re exceptional. I also want to thank you for the interconnects. I spent a lot on an expensive 5.1 system without good results, until I installed the coincident interconnects. Now, not only do I appreciate high end sound, I have a system that’s perfect for me.
P.J. (Canada)

Good Morning Israel,
I am so impressed with your speakers! I have never in my 30 years of listening heard a speaker that is so multi-talented. Great with low power tubes....great with higher power solid state.
Thanks,
PVD (Georgia)

Hi Israel,

The Pure Reference has been in use for 3 months. They have many attributes well worth mentioning.

Immediacy: On a good recording there is plenty of air around the instruments with scale to match. Transport to the event in my opinion is the thing most desired. Connection.

Coherence: On all levels it is superb. However on upper to mid range it is surreal. The Accuton tweeter and midrange sound as if they are one driver. The components themselves are state of the art. At the same time the crossover you have integrated is so seamless it is spooky. Beautiful!   

Bass: Way down to the bowls of the earth and incredibly tight. BIG BIG BASS.

Boundary Issues: I have always had boundary issues. I’m not talking about the ones my parents use to say I struggled with many years ago or what my wife would say now. This has always been a big issue for my small room. I have worked hard to eliminate an especially nasty bass problem using many different tools including expensive RPG diffusers and sono tubes. As you know taming the beast can be a very difficult task. Those treatments have helped in small increments and I would not change any of them. However speakers that are designed to give whomp below 30 Hz can have inherent problems in small rooms, especially with bass. Your claim that the Pure Reference deals with many boundary problems, is not just idle words. Whether it be first reflection or bass much is contained. Do these speakers solve the problem? No, but they go a long way to tame the beast. Many of us desire a full range speaker that doesn’t muddy the waters, and you have delivered that in spades. The Pure Reference controls bass like I have never experienced before especially in a small setting.

Kudos to you Israel. Again you have created another stellar product that is no idle boast. Well done. Well done!!  

Best Regards
M.K. Langley (B.C)

 

 

Hi Israel,

I have to admit that you have built a super speaker with the PR. At my place it is highly sensitive regarding placement. After carefully tuning it is sounding very good. It is becoming better and better every day. Also the match with the Atma-Sphere amps is beautiful, this combination is involving and very dynamic. From low end to high end this speaker rocks. From what I have heard the ceramic units will be improving for a long period so I have not heard the best yet.

I have to say that the quality of the sound is high on the scale of the best speakers I have heard. It is always difficult to speak about the best speakers because this is depending on acoustics of the room and all other equipment, situation and so on.

D.M. (The Netherlands)

Mr. Blume,

I wanted to let you know that we delivered the speakers several months later than we anticipated-the builder was extremely slow in finishing. My client has had the speakers now for 3 weeks and I just got my 3rd call from him telling me how absolutely delighted he is with him. He is just amazed by the imaging, the resolution, the SPEED, cleanliness and the amazingly small footprint for such a truly full-range speaker.
TS (Columbia, S.C.)

 

He says they just blow away his previous reference speakers and he feels he can live happily with them for the rest of his life. I do not know if it is possible for a serious audiophile such as my client to pay a higher compliment, so I wanted to share all that with you.

Thank you for helping me put together a system ( Pure References, Dragons, All Coincident Extreme Cables) more outstanding than I ever dreamed possible.
MG (Toronto, ON)

Hello Israel,
I'm sure it's early days yet, but how much time have these drivers on teh PR's?
It look very little time before I was nailed to the listening seat.

Well, personally this is the sort of reproduction I've wanted from tube amps for a long while.
Also seemed to have hit the jackpot in room match -smaller speakers have presented more problems in placement, and bass here...

The blend between drives (including bass) is more seamless than I've ever heard. And I have to admit my own interconnect production is now scrapped having heard the dynamics and bass damping from the Extreme. I can hear - it's an essential part of the system.
PH (New Zealand)

Dear Israel,
I just wanted to say that it was good to meet you in Vegas last week and that I really enjoyed listening to the SACD of Jacintha Goes To Hollywood on your system with the new Coincident Reference speakers. I thought the sound in your room at the Venetian was really outstanding.
Ying Tan (Groove Note Records)

Israel,
I still can't get over how good your Pure Reference speakers with both pairs of amps sounded at the show. Well done!
NG (CA)

I now have at least 5 customers that are trying to sell their speakers in order to get the PR, they are about to change from JMLab grand utopia, vonschweikerts vr-9 and so on. And for my ears, they really are the best. I have never heard anything so dynamic and full of musicality as PR!!
CM (Sweden)

Dear Israel!
Have you had any written reviews on Pure Reference yet? After this days with listening I must say they are just incredible! They sound like nothing else.I really wonder what will happen when they have played for a while.............
CM (Sweden)

I cannot recommend these speakers more highly. Prior to the Total Reference I owned Magnepan 20.1, Magnepan 3.6 (I used an REL Stadium III for bass with both), and Dunlavy SC IV. I used an Edge NL 10 and Rowland SynergyIIi for my amp/preamp. I cannot truthfully remember what I used before this. I must say that I was quite happy with the MG 20.1 but I always felt that I had to have them reasonably loud for them to sound their best. The high end was certainly good at low levels but the mids and lows suffered somewhat. I read about Coincident on Arthur Salvatore's site. He indicated that the Total Victory performed quite well and that its low level detail was excellent. Like you, I have no local representation but I decided to take the risk anyway. I had never heard any of the Coincident speakers. I bought the Total Reference because I wanted a full range speaker. I always felt that the bass from a subwoofer was disproportionately represented. I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED MY PURCHASE OF THE TOTAL REFERENCE!!!!!!! This speaker is great. It duplicates the high end of the Magnepan that I loved but it also gave me a midrange and bass that is great from top to bottom regardless of the listening level. I cannot tell you where this speaker does not excel considering its price. As far as I am concerned it is like comparing a television capable of 480p to an HDTV capable of 1080p. If your source material is excellent you will not be disappointed. I have an extensive vinyl collection consisting primarily of the classics on Decca and EMI. The music truly shines on these speakers. Chamber music is cozy and intimate, orchestal music is majestic. The vocalists are there in the room with you.

I have recently prchased the 300B II amps. They are still breaking in yet they take these speakers another step closer to reality. They seem to enhance the orchestral perspective and "life" of the music.

In closing, I wanted to add that Mr. Blume goes well above and beyond the norm when it comes to customer satisfaction. He has been helpful, responsive, and honest. He stands behind his product with a confidence that is justified.
JZ (Virginia)

I cannot recommend these speakers more highly. Prior to the Total Reference I owned Magnepan 20.1, Magnepan 3.6 (I used an REL Stadium III for bass with both), and Dunlavy SC IV. I used an Edge NL 10 and Rowland SynergyIIi for my amp/preamp. I cannot truthfully remember what I used before this. I must say that I was quite happy with the MG 20.1 but I always felt that I had to have them reasonably loud for them to sound their best. The high end was certainly good at low levels but the mids and lows suffered somewhat. I read about Coincident on Arthur Salvatore's site. He indicated that the Total Victory performed quite well and that its low level detail was excellent. Like you, I have no local representation but I decided to take the risk anyway. I had never heard any of the Coincident speakers. I bought the Total Reference because I wanted a full range speaker. I always felt that the bass from a subwoofer was disproportionately represented. I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED MY PURCHASE OF THE TOTAL REFERENCE!!!!!!! This speaker is great. It duplicates the high end of the Magnepan that I loved but it also gave me a midrange and bass that is great from top to bottom regardless of the listening level. I cannot tell you where this speaker does not excel considering its price. As far as I am concerned it is like comparing a television capable of 480p to an HDTV capable of 1080p. If your source material is excellent you will not be disappointed. I have an extensive vinyl collection consisting primarily of the classics on Decca and EMI. The music truly shines on these speakers. Chamber music is cozy and intimate, orchestal music is majestic. The vocalists are there in the room with you.
I have recently prchased the 300B II amps. They are still breaking in yet they take these speakers another step closer to reality. They seem to enhance the orchestral perspective and "life" of the music.
In closing, I wanted to add that Mr. Blume goes well above and beyond the norm when it comes to customer satisfaction. He has been helpful, responsive, and honest. He stands behind his product with a confidence that is justified.
I hope this helps you make your decision. Please be assured that I wrote this because I am quite happy with my purchase, I have nothing to gain.
J.Z. (Winchester, VA)

The Total References are simply the most amazing speakers I have ever heard. The combination of detail and purity with all the impact, bass and dynamics has been incredible. The sound with my Coincident amps cannot be any better. It has everything. The bass is so tight and controlled and the dynamics are explosive. I am hearing things on recordings I did not know were even there. It is spooky. WOW!
M.G. (Calgary, AB)

Hi Israel,
As for the Total Reference speakers:
I am still stunned at our listening session last month. The new Total Reference are truly stunning (pun intended here). When we listened to Reiner CSO Scheherazade on vinyl I was blown away with the detail, dynamics and incredible sound stage they revealed.
Your new Total Reference will without doubt will be a success. I believe you may have set a new bench mark in yet another price category of speakers. Thanks again for your hospitality. It was great spend time with you again.
M.H. (BC, Canada)

 

Hi Israel,
I recently purchased and became the proud owner of, a pair of Total Victory
2s which I use with the Atma-Sphere M60s.
Words fail me......
They are SO far beyond ANY other high end speaker I have ever heard !!
Thank you for designing a speaker that gives me so much pleasure.
M.C. (USA)

Hi Israel,
First impression WOW, WOW, WOW!!! I can hardly wait until they are fully broken in. Dynamics and staging are explosive. You were right. The upgrade from last year on the crossover is immediately noticeable.
As always, you are true to your word and your craft. You promised an even better sound than the TV II audition of a year ago, and you delivered.
Making and listening to music is an absolute joy, a gift from God. The Total Victory II makes listening to music that much more enjoyable. Thanks for the passion you put into your craft. It shines through!
M.H. (Langley, BC)

Hi Israel:
Wanted to let you know how faulous your speakers sound with low powered amps. I borrowed a pair of 45 mono blocks with vintage Acrosound Transformers. At 2.7 wpc you would not believe how those bad boys are singing. TI is unbelievable. TI blows away the 140 wpc cjs. And I was worried about having enough power....
Regards,
L.D. (Owing Mills, MD)

Dear Israel,
The inner detail is amazing. I noticed I was just sitting there with a smile on my face. It is such a pleasure to listen. These speakers seem to do everything well and everything just sounds easy. No fatigue whatsoever. Wonderful. Everyone needs speakers like these...
K.K. (Rockville, MD)

I moved the speakers further apart, 9ft, and what a difference it made in the the entire spectrum. The high frequencies smoothed out, the detail became more apparent but not forward. These speakers are extraordinary. I kept saying to myself ...unbelievable...Un believable.. Last night I was concerned as to whether I should have sold my MAggie 3.6s. Today, I am hearing many nuances that were never apparent listening to material that I have played numerous times through the MAggies. I can't imagine it can get much better than this. The clarity is simply amazing. And, I am using CJ mono blocks that are perhaps not the best match with these speakers. I can't wait to try some single-ended amps.
I also put on the extender feet and cones and it tightened up the entire bottom end.
Thanks again, these speakers are awesome. Can't wait until they have been completely broken in.
L.D. (Owings Mills, MD)

Dear Israel,
You are a genius. These speakers are unbelievable. They are head and shoulders beyond anything I have ever had before. I had the Nightingales before and they do not compare. The Total Victory II is everything I ever wanted in a speaker. Thank you for making such an incredible product. You are a genius.
B.D. (Frisco, TX)

Hi Israel,
I have come to the conclusion that the extender feet crystallize everything a hint more. A small investment to get that added bonus. Thanks for the suggestion.
Is it just rumor or is it true that you are developing an "Extreme" interconnect? If so can we make a deal like we did with the TRS speaker cables. What a difference in the speaker cable! I can only imagine how much better the interconnect will be.
A few more thoughts since I have had time to listen to the Supers with the extenders and process the time I spent listening to the Totals.
1- I was amazed at how much MORE there was to the Totals. The name is fitting. Presence was some much larger (MORE)
The sound stage tightly defined ( MORE). The stage bigger ( MORE ). The timbre sweeter in resonance ( MORE ).
2- Having said all that I am just as appreciative and amazed with my Super E's. What you have accomplished with them for the price is amazing in it's own right.
I say BRAVO BRAVO, to both the Super E's and the Total Victory!
They are unsurpassed in both price categories.
Thanks again for the time spent and for the craftsmanship and commitment you bring to the audio industry.
Best Regards
Mark

 

Dear Israel,

A friend of mine has replaced his Karma mini exquisite and it's dedicated sub with my old TEII speaker and he now prays for both of us.I have to admit that your amps( Frankensteins and Dragons) are most natural sounding amps that I ever tried or listened.Just to explain who I am I will tell you about speakers that I used .These are te ones that I remember, Dali Grand,Zingali Home monitor 112, Tannoy GRF Memory, Quad 988, Harberth Monitor 40,Escalante Fremont,Monitor audio GR 20,Totem Forest (in my office),Monitor audio PL300,Coincident Super eclipse,B&C acouistics MF15II (Horn),Tannoy Glenair,Verity Sarastro,Selah Audio RC5 (I did it),Coincident TEII,Hansen Prince V2 (Hansens are also very nice) and your TVIV.Your style of reproduction of music is really closest to the lifelike.I am always interested in musical pieces even they don't have hi end specs.If you consider the prices that you have you r products must be the best seller ones in my opinion of course.I would like to thank you for making such great musical pieces.
Best regards

M.K. (Istanbul, Turkey)

 

Dear Israel,

The speakers are doing very nicely. Even our smallest amp, the S-30 plays them like crazy. The speakers sound excellent, full range and very easy to play. Good Work!

Ralph Karsten-
Owner, Designer-
Atmasphere Music Systems-





Hi Israel,
You are right - as always w/ speakers - amazing, amazing. even better.
I am playing them through the Audio Aero Capitole.
Interesting - the Audio Aero for some reason seems to do even better than the Esoteric DV-50S, but i have to compare more closely.
The speakers are just astonishing. I am listening to the Mozart clarinet concerto, SACD, and I *swear* it has the full dimensionality. What a pleasure.
Thank you,
best, bob
RB, (MA)

Hi Israel,
I purchased a pair of your amazing, amazing, amazing Total Victories from you in July 2002.. They are without peer - thank you. I've never enjoyed music so much. I've put them up against Quad 988 --no contest. Easily, easily better.
A masterpiece of the speaker-maker's art.
RB, (MA)

Israel,
Just to let you know that - the TVs are performing magic - and it is not even broken in. Great Product.
Thanks
KK, NJ

Hello Mr. Blume,
The Total Victory is appropriately named. I really was knocked out by the performance, in all aspects.
Regards,
Jef Culhane, Ganymusic
www.ganymusic.com

Have not had the opportunity to listen to the Total Victory loudspeaker - yet. Having listened to the Victory however, I think I can say that you are in for the same - and more...
- Seemingly unlimited power handling capability with very low distortion. With the addition of (4) 8 woofers per side, the distortion will be even lower due to larger piston area and less strain on other drivers. This will approach JBL, TAD, Westlake Audio like studio monitor SPL - but with the added pinpoint soundstaging accuracy only found in a narrow-baffle design.
- The Total Victory is going to cause waves... You're getting ultra-high efficiency, high power handling capability, pinpoint soundstaging accuracy, ultra low distortion - all in a modestly sized, beautifully trimmed package. There's no doubt in my mind that the capabilities of Mr. Blume's latest design will be equaled only by systems costing 5x as much - to start.
- My thinking says you are not going to be disappointed.
12-07-02: Gunnar, AudioGon

Unbelievable speakers...........certainly one of the best I have heard at any price. I would rather have these speakers than the big Kharma's, pipe's, and many other ultra expensive speakers. Couple that with the fact that you can drive them with almost any amp, and you have a dream speaker. Israel is a pleasure to deal with as well. By the way, they are more than just a victory with deep bass...........almost everything is improved over the victory's.
12-07-02: Dolphin, AudioGon

Read my review of this speaker on this site- amazing. In fact, if I could afford them, they would be here, but instead I have the also excellent regular Victory- in fact in my smaller room they are great. If you have a decent-sized room, you will be hard-pressed to do better than the Total Victory- and Israel is a great guy!
12-07-02: Sutts, AudioGon

Israel,
I wanted to thank you for your excellent customer service. You have helped me mate the TV's with excellent gear and you have given me an education on room treatment. You are knowledgeable, friendly, and you obviously love your craft. If you ever have ANYONE that is looking to speak with someone that has heard the TV's, please dont hesitate to pass on my e-mail address. I can say without hesitation that they are the finest speaker I have ever owned, and certainly one of the best I have heard anywhere at any price.
MJ (Brooklyn, NY)








Hi Israel,
BTW, the system, (Total Victory/MP 300B), is sounding better than I ever dreamed possible. Thanks for everything,
PC - Ottawa, On.

Dear Israel,
After running the SIP 300B Int-Amp for just 2days after receiving it, initial part of the break in process. I was totally taken aback with the superb sonic characteristics displayed by the Amplifier. As you can tell by the time I am writing this mail - just cannot stop digging out favorite CDs / Records etc, I guess I will go nocturnal tonight. I have listened to various 300B based Amps. Most of them 2x to 3x the price of the SIP 300Bs. The Direct and Integrated features makes the Amplifiers very flexible given the option of utilizing a Pre-Amp and or other source equipment, idiot proof adjustments very user friendly. The SIP 300B in plain English SUPERBLY FANTASTIC - it is simply unmatched for dynamics, resolution, imaging, inner detail,excellent soundstage, superb transparency, hence it's ability of creating the impression of it not there, on very good materials, some Red book CDs, XRCD,Superbit CDs etc it does it best on Vinyl. I will not hesitate to recommend this Amplifier to anyone in the market for a new Amplifier. It is a MUST audition Amplifier before springing on anything close or even higher in price. Kudos Israel, if this is your first integrated Amplifier, then I wonder how good your first Mono Amplifiers sounds like.With the price point for both the SIP 300B or the MP 300B, I guess it will open the eyes of the average audiophile and force most manufacturers into reasonble pricing.
Thanks for the whole new wave of affordable Amplifiers.....Bravo Israel, Bravo. I know I will be a total zombie tomorrow....Billy Holiday, Louis Amstrong and Mozart are here with me - I gotto go.
Sincerely,
Koby

Dear Israel,
The Coincident integrated sounds very good; no more leaness, but not syrupy either. Direct in sounds cleaner than with the Opal! Need confirmation by golden ears on this one. It has lower sensitivity than the Onyx, so I need to crank up the volume higher than I am used to. Super quiet too! So preliminary impressions are most positive. Looks like I can now sell the Onyx and Opal, and put a decent downpayment on family van, since we are expecting child #2! What is your best recommendation for the 300B? The Valve Art don't sound too bad though. I will write you a comparative piece for you, once the gang here and I get the full measure of this amp, if you like.
Thanks for another fine offering! I listen more to the music, not the gear.What a concept...
JK (Ottawa, Ont)

.... The MP 300Bs!
In one word, WOW! While I read what tubes could do through magazines and the internet, while I listened what they could do at Audio Shows, & audio stores, I was not ready for the lushly smooth voices that were coming out of the Osbourn Epitome (91 DB) ... the mids were very revealing
(sometimes I would swear there was a 3D effect). Overall, I would definitely recommend this product over others.
JW(Mtl., Que)

These are the best valve amps I have ever owned, and I have had quite a few over the years. They are absolutely beautiful. They look as good as they sound. A remarkable feat.
DD (Ireland)

This amp is by far, the most liquid, transparent full range SET that I have ever heard. Lowest noise levels from a tube amp as well. I am experiencing music like I never have in the past. Drives my Victories with ease. An incredible job and at the price a real give away. Stunning looks with sound to match. What more can I say?
DA (Tor, Ont)

Hello Israel
My Partial Eclipse II is playing like nothing else I have heard before, just pure magic.
You have the best speakers for us with SE tubed gear!
Best regards
GO(Norway)

Hi Israel:

A couple years ago, I purchased Partial Eclipse II's, interconnect and speaker cables directly from you. I love the speakers and must say that they have exceeded my expectations. Well done!
AB, (Mass)

Dear Mr. Israel Blume

My Name is Zeev Langer and I live in Jerusalem Israel.
For the past 50 years I am listening to classical music every day for at least one hour and on weekends for 3 or 4 hours.

I also go to concerts. I know very well how a Piano, String Quartet, Orchestra, Opera etc should sound.
When I first heard the Coincident Partial Eclipse in the shop I said to myself "These speakers play it all perfectly but they do not "sound beautiful" like other speakers"

I took the speakers home and I understood what it is all about…

I couldn't stop listening. I put on all the "Problematic" Cds I got and I heard what I never heard before. These speakers are the most "Musical" I heard,

They do exactly what they should do - playing all what they get from the source without changing anything. It is amazing. One can listen for hours without getting tired. You do not hear the speakers play, you simply enjoy the music. Thank you very much!
II- ZL (Jerusalem, Israel)

Dear Mr. Israel Blume

I have been playing for som time now on my Partial Eclipse II with my new preamp the ASL FLORA EX, for poweramp I for now I use my Muse Model Two Hundred (will be replaced with the ASL AQ 1006 845 DT Mk II later). The source is a borrowed CD player Musical Fidelity A5.

I must say this was more than I have expected, the music reproduction was the best I have heard in many years! Your speakers played almost like electrostats even better. The Partials played with great control from the deep bass to the highest treble. The speakers was able to play all kinds of music I put through my system with ease. The mids in the Partial was also the best I have heard, great speakers!

A friend of mine came by to listen, and told me this is the best speaker he had heard in a long time, it reproduced music more convincing than his bigger and more expensive Peak Consult 3 way speakers (the model before the Zoltan). They will now be sold and he will purchase your Total Victory II from your dealer in Norway.

Best regards
G.O. (Norway)

Dear Mr. Blume,
Just wanted to thank you again for the great product and customer service you provided me when purchasing your speakers.
AL (Clearwater, FL)

Hey Israel
How are you? I'm emailing you to tell you that I received my speakers early in the morning today. Let me start off by telling you that I absolutely love my older speakers (Meadowlark Kestrel 2's). They had great bass, super wide soundstage, detail...they were great. It took only seven seconds of the first song that I played with the partials to tell me that they are phenomenal. I feel so guilty saying this because my kestrels were so great to me but the partials blew away my kestrels. I didn't even position the partials correctly...they sound so good, I just wanted to sit back and enjoy. The highs were awesome, and the bass was great and very tight. My Kestrels were very good at disapearing but man, the partials are even better. I just can't wait till I get this speakers positioned correctly, and get them broken in. (Oh, and side note, these speakers are beautiful...the pictures do not do them justice).
I was originally going to just hear them today because my speaker cables are being reterminated, and I took my dad's but I guess my dad will have to wait a little longer. I can go on and on but you probably get a ton of email praising your speaker so basically, I hope you're going to be building speakers for a long time because I plan on becoming a lifetime customer. Geez, I still have goose bumps...anyway, happy holidays, and thanks again,
P.L. (New York, NY)

Mr. Blume,
I just hooked up my new Partial II's last nite I received from you a week ago & all I can say is thank you.  Out of the box they have exceeded my expectations.  I have them paired with a new Cary SLI-80 F1 (Cary/Upscale Audio upgraded unit) integrated amp running in triode at 50 wpc. The sound is delicious with only 3 hrs. on both the amp & speakers.  I have ordered a set of extender feet & oversize spikes from you/Kevin Deal for my carpeted floor.  Hopefully they'll arrive soon.
Best regards,
P.H. (Gainesville, FL)

Hello Mr. Blume,
They do sound very nice in my system with excellent imaging and great extension on both ends. I'm very impressed with the sound of the speaker and I'm surprised that they are not more prevalent in the field. They easily best my Reference 3A MM Decapos which get nearly universal praise. And I'm powering them with a 3.5 w/ch SET amp!
Kindest regards,
TT (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Hi Israel,
I recently purchased the Partial Eclipse speakers. They are very very good. I just sold a pair of Linn Sondek Ninka speakers and replaced them with yours. The Partials are better in every way and not just a little!! The cabinets are absolutely beautiful and very well built. The overall sound quality is just tremendous for a speaker in their price range. Do they sound a lot like their big brothers?
Thanks for the great product!!
DC

Israel, I want to thank you for the quality of components and construction that went into these speakers. I've only played them about twenty hours and they sound beautiful.
JG (Desplaines, IL)

They are truly beautiful works of art. They are the best sounding speakers I've owned so far. The Partial Eclipses sound superb right out of the box and they get better. WOW! I'm very happy with my purchase and I just want to let you know that you are a true audiophile genius. I will spread the word around.
Thanks again.
JA (NY,NY)







Mr. Blume,
The victories continue to perform fantastically...and getting better every day. I am able to adjust the timbre lock on the Audiopax model 88s so as to make them really sing.
CM (MA)

Dear Israel
Your speakers are now run in and are performing excellently. They are neutral in the real sense of the word, and they capture very accurately the way real instruments sound as I recall hearing them in the real world. I suspect one may have to pay many times as much without getting any more music from the source. Everyone who has heard them has mervelled at the uncommonly realistic presentation they provide of real instruments.
Regards,
RA (Norway)

Good day Israel.......have revisited your web page and by jove it really is superb, you have done a great job on it and it has to be one of the best I've seen. The speakers are by far the best I have ever heard, excellent in every way, I love them. More to the point, my friends love them too and when they see your monoblocks they gaze in awe at them. When they hear them play through your Victorys I have a hard job getting them to leave.....they too think it is the best system they have heard. Then they spot your interconnects and speaker cables......is there nothing this man Israel Blume can't do? Magnificient and musical and beautiful amps, superlative speakers of the highest order complemented by your speaker and interconnect wire and with a 14' x 13' room everything gells just perfectly and with Avid Acutus t/table, SMEV arm, Parnassus cartridge, Audiomeca Mephisto II Transport/Enkianthus 24/196 dac, Tom Evans' The Groove' Phono stage.......I think I've died and gone to Heaven.......well done Maestro.....you deserve all the praises and plaudits which are heaped at your feet.
DD (Northern Ireland)

Hi Israel:
I still have to do some fine tuning, and experimenting with room treatment; but these are easily the finest speakers I have ever owned...
Thanks once again
Best Regards,
RS (Grand Rapids, MI)

I need to tell you that this is the FIRST and ONLY component that I have ever owned that I don't think about replacing or upgrading. I am using A 45 amp built by Jeff Korneff, and a Fi Custom X, with these speakers, and because of their synergy with my SET's I find myself waking up every nite on my couch at 2 in the morning STUCK ,unable to go to my bedroom, because I am completely in love with what is coming out of these speakers.THANKS.
M L C. (Chicago,IL)

Hi Israel,
I have had the Victory's and CST cables for about a month now and I wanted to make the following comments.
First of all with regard to the CST cables. As I mentioned to you before, I have been having problems with RF interference in my system for some time now and have been unsuccessful at eliminating this problem. But as soon as I replaced my existing cables with CST power cords, interconnects, and reference speaker cable my problem has been completely eliminated. I now have clean detailed highs, a sweet open midrange with deep resolute bass with no hint of background noise. So, I want to say thanks for designing and building cables the way their supposed to be done and thanks for helping me resolve my RF problem.
With regard to the Victory's, they have about 200 hrs on them now and are starting to open up. The sound is very dynamic and open with lots of presence. The midrange and highs are everything I thought they would be, and I am able to achieve deep controlled bass with my Wyetech Onyx amps. I believe that if the Victory's are mated with an amp such as the Wyetech Lab amps and cable such as the TRS Reference then substantial bass can be achieved in a medium sized room without the use of a subwoofer. Great job on the Victory speaker.
TC (Nepean, Ont.)

Hi,They are fantastic! Plenty of bass w/ my Wyetech Onyx's. Very detailed but smooth as silk, IMHO I think they are the best thing Israel has come out with.
TB (Troutman, N.C.)

I don't know about the Super, I have had my Victory's for about 3 weeks. These are very special speakers! I have used only planar speakers for over 10 years. They have begun to break in & open up. These are simply amazing with tube amplification. They have the best decay I've ever heard. They are also extremely revealing of poor recordings & differences in equipment. Make sure your front end is up to the task. The only other dynamic speaker I've ever heard that sounds in it's class was the JM Lab Utopia. The Utopia is 30 large. I have been using the subwoofers from my Apogee Studio Grand speakers & they do help fill my room (15 X 24). I am told they will continue to improve until 300 hours use. It's hard to believe they can get much better. I am extremely happy with the Victory's, Israel Blume should be proud.
MB (Alden, NY)

The Victory is the best speaker I have ever heard to date. The combination of the Victory and my Topaz amplifier is the best sound I have experienced in my sound room. The performers and instruments are there in the room with you. Amazing!
Roger Hebert 10/2001 - Wyetech Labs

This is to let you know that I love the Victory sound so much. The bass is just right. The highs and mids are excellent.You are quite a genius in making speakers sound so good. Great work.
BT (Thailand)

The Victory is amazing- the bottom is not anything to be taken faintly-it is very tight- the mids/highs are subtle and truly on the natural sideof the audio spectrum-another great work Israel.
KK (NJ)

Well, the speakers are in place and performing very well with the Mac....I am particularly impressed with the way they handle speech from the CBC. I used to work there, (for 15 years actually), and these speakers are more accurate than the ones we used in the studio.
TD (Ont.)

Dear Israel,

A friend of mine has replaced his Karma mini exquisite and it's dedicated sub with my old TEII speaker and he now prays for both of us.I have to admit that your amps( Frankensteins and Dragons) are most natural sounding amps that I ever tried or listened.Just to explain who I am I will tell you about speakers that I used .These are te ones that I remember, Dali Grand,Zingali Home monitor 112, Tannoy GRF Memory, Quad 988, Harberth Monitor 40,Escalante Fremont,Monitor audio GR 20,Totem Forest (in my office),Monitor audio PL300,Coincident Super eclipse,B&C acouistics MF15II (Horn),Tannoy Glenair,Verity Sarastro,Selah Audio RC5 (I did it),Coincident TEII,Hansen Prince V2 (Hansens are also very nice) and your TVIV.Your style of reproduction of music is really closest to the lifelike.I am always interested in musical pieces even they don't have hi end specs.If you consider the prices that you have you r products must be the best seller ones in my opinion of course.I would like to thank you for making such great musical pieces.
Best regards

M.K. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Cannot believe the bass on these amps. Better than my solid state amp.With my Pure Reference, I would not consider biamping. These Frankensteins are amazing. Wow!
G.J. (Houston, TX)

Thank you for designing such a great amplifier.Here everybody believes that Wavac is the most transparent amps ever made which I have 805 monos but after meeting with your amps (1/4 prise of Wavac) I am still trying to sell them.They are best till today with my Total eclipse 2 speakers.I have many other speakers and speakers (for ex Verity Sarastro) but I couldn't pass your combination.
MK- (Turkey)

Dear Israel,
I was sceptical about selling my Hurricanes and getting the Coincident amps. The match between my Super Eclipse III and the Hurricanes was exceptional. However, I took your advice and replaced them with your amps. Well, they are everything you said they would be. Greater transparency, more detail, more liduidity in the midrange, far better separation of instruments, a huge lowering of the noise floor so that space between notes is blacker and overall a much more enhanced sense of neutrality. Almost no downside. I was worried that dynamics and bass response might be compromised but to my pleasant surprise, this was not the case. If anything, the quality of the bass is noticeably superior. More articulation and tighter.After experiencing the Coincident amps, I could never go back to the Hurricanes and be happy. These are the finest amps I have ever heard. As always, thanks for everything.
MG (Calgary,AB)

Hi Mr Blume,
I have received the amps two days ago. Stunning, despite no burn yet, I suppose. Better dimamics than your/my old 300B amps with Totals I use with Gallo 3,1 for my my living room, one very hungry speakers 88DB, wich I cant divre with one other tube amps. Your amps drive them with any stress at normal-high levels....
RZ (Spain)

Hello Isreal,
Those amps are something incredible and they have opened up considerably. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement.
MD (Italy)

Dear Mr. Blume,
The cables arrived today safe and sound :-) thanks for the quick shipping, too :-)
even unbroken-in they changed the sound of my system so much that I was just sitting on end and changing albums - so much MUSIC came through your cables that I had never dream of my system would be capable of giving to me :-)
I do not know (neither am I intending to investigate Your secret) how You can do it, but one thing is sure: the logo-sentences "Designed by Science - Driven by Passion" completely cover the magic You do :-)
Thank You for creating such MUSICAL instruments that Your CST .5 cables are :-)
I hope once I will be able to exlpore deeper the enthralling world of Yours (i.e.: purchase more Coincident cables :-)), which is MUSIC in its true entity :-)
Thanks again, Mr. Blume,
take all my best wishes, Mr. Blume :-)
I remain Yours sincerely,
AB (Hungary)

Hello Israel,
I have to tell you how much better system sounds with the addition of my
new inters (CST IC) and speaker cables (CST .5). The difference is huge.
I now have my preamp to connect. I'm spoiled now and have to order
another pair of your .5M inters to get things right. I have tried all of
my other cables and they are just lacking the magical quality your
cables give.
Please make me up another set of inter connects.
Thanks,
MS (Toronto, ON)

Got the CST.5 speaker cable earlier this week ,BIG improvement (over the DH Labs Silver) and I'm glad that I decided to go with a better speaker cable.And I 'm happy that I went with your speakers as I think these Triumph Signature UHS are perfectly suited for my little 12 watt 6BQ5 SET amps.
RC (Walpole, Mass )

I have had the CST.5 cables for about 3 weeks now and they are dynamite.The detail and transparency are amazing for a cable in this price range.Hands down,it beats any other in its category.In fact,it rivals other cables that cost at least 3x as much... and may actually outperform them.
This cable has been especially helpful for me as I have a long run - over 7 meters.I thought I would lose a lot with such a long run,but that is not the case with the CST.5s.
JC (Chicago, Il )

We have broken the speakers in and they sound fine, clear and coherent and they have bigger soundstage one could expect considering their size. The overall sound is very realistic from tuneful bass to accurate, not a bit harsh highs and they represent the vocals extremely pleasing.
JL (Finland)

 

I have to say I think the Extreme speakers I have are the best sounding monitors I have tried in my system. Over the last few years I have tried 11 different monitors including the Reference 3A MM De Capo i, Cabasse Goelette 500 and Reimer McCullough GS, to name some of the better ones. To my ear the Triumph Extreme's beat the others in transparency, imaging and detail.
GR (CA.)

 

Dear Mr. Blume;
The Triumph speakers have just thrilled me with the Bernstein/Vienna Mozart K.504; earlier today Berlioz' R&J, Munch/Boston. Through the Triumphs and the MP 300 Bs I've enjoyed - first in Vancouver, B.C., now at home in Oregon - a wide variety of music which has made me smile and relax and (don't play with this image too much) dance about joyfully.
Thanks. And thanks.
Stage, amazing sound pressure levels and air are the characteristics I notice most readily, but this combination doesn't invite a whole lot of thinking about the sound; these components are simply art in the service of Art.
Soon - the speaker cables and power cords.
In gratitude and admiration,
David Ogden Stiers

Triump Signature UHS - Beautiful Sound!
I've had the speakers for three weeks, they are completely broken in, and the sound is wonderful. I'm driving the speakers with a fully differentially balanced, push-pull 2A3 mono block 10 watt triode amplifiers.
I am achieving excellent sound in a 4400 cubic foot room. In fact, it's the best I've ever heard in my listening room!
Great product at a reasonable price.
Thanks for a great product.
Alan Iske (CA)

Omigod. The Triumphs Aptly Named
Even though not yet broken in by your hourly standard, I am sitting here having goosebumps regularly induced by the Munch/Boston Daphnis and Chloe recording from, when, '62? At most moments in this system the speakers are, while perfectly coherent and quite revealing, exhibit at the same time a gentle and gracious anonymity. I am gobsmacked. The recording shows its age at climaxes what with the limitations of tape even in the wizardly hands of Pfeiffer and Mohr, but, may I speak frankly? - Golly! they are impressive at all points. Little 'on-the-road-system' indeed. If I may, I'll comment on them down the break-in road.
Thank you, Mr. Blume in Toronto.
DOS (LA, CA)

Thanks, Israel. I'm not in the market for a mini-sub at the moment, but I'm delighted with the Triumph Signatures out of the box. The Signatures, a Cary 300SEI, and a Wadia 861 comprise my office system. My home system is Avalon Eidolons driven by ARC Ref. 300's, etc., but thanks to you I don't feel deprived working nights and weekends at the office.
AF (CA)

Thanks for all of your assistance with assembling my budget reference system.I've had systems costing $10,000- $15,000 that I haven't enjoyed this much.
SH (Newcastle,DE)

It is appreciated that you can build such a great product for a reasonable price.For people on a budget,like me, that is a great thing to discover.
RC (Walpole,Mass)

In the past few days we enjoyed your speakers even more than we expeced.They are outstanding,too good to be true.They sounded amazingly good from the first record we played.Every kind of music sounds great on these speakers,classical,popular,jazz ,choral etc.We wonder how you manage to build these speakers for this kind of money.
PassionAudio (The Netherlands)

hello from Arkansas. it's been a while, and you've been a busy lad. so much of my gear has changed, but not my Triumphs. thank you so much for years of listening pleasure.
B.S (AK)

Hi, I just bought your Conquest Speakers and I am glad to let you know, (as if you didn't), that they are just beautiful sounding speakers. I could say a few more great things, but I will just make it short.
C.M

I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how pleased I am with the Conquests... The speakers are full with no loss of highs and not at all harsh.
D.S. (TX)